ArticleSexual health2015
Engagement in group sex among geosocial networking mobile application-using men who have sex with men.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The use of geosocial networking smartphone applications and the risk of sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2018Pooled it
- Internet-Based Sex-Seeking Behavior Promotes HIV Infection Risk: A 6-Year Serial Cross-Sectional Survey to MSM in Shenyang, China.BioMed research international · 2016Trial
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- Associations between Drug Use and Sexual Risk Behaviours among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Japan: Results from the Cross-Sectional LASH Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals' Interest in Sexual Health Services at Collective Sex Venues in New York City.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Geosocial Networking App Use Associated With Sexual Risk Behavior and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men: Cross-sectional Web-Based Survey.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Attitudes Toward Peer-Delivered Sexual-Health Services Among New York City Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals Who Have Sex with Men and Attend Collective Sex Venues.Qualitative health research · 2022Article
- Sexual Activities and Changes in Condom Use in Group Sex Events Among Female Sex Workers in Melbourne, Australia.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Sexual Behaviors and HIV/STI Prevention Strategies Among Sexual Minority Men in Ecuador Who Use Geosocial Networking Apps.Archives of sexual behavior · 2021Article
- Willingness to Attend Sex Venues in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City: Results from an Online Survey with Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2021Article
- Engaging Sexual and Gender Minority Youth in HIV Interventions Through Gay Dating Apps: Recruitment Protocol.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Prior HIV testing behaviour is associated with HIV testing results among men, trans women and trans men who have sex with men in the United States.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2020Article
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- Seeing Is Believing? Unique Capabilities of Internet-Only Studies as a Tool for Implementation Research on HIV Prevention for Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Review of Studies and Methodological Considerations.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2019Article
- Group Sex Events Among Cisgender Men Who Have Sex With Men: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Survey Study to Explore Participation and Risk-Taking Behaviors.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
- Inferring Opinions and Behavioral Characteristics of Gay Men with Large Scale Multilingual Text from Blued.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Recruiting vulnerable populations to participate in HIV prevention research: findings from the Together 5000 cohort study.Annals of epidemiology · 2019Article
- Condomless Group Sex Is Associated With HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Knowledge and Interest Uptake: A Cross-Sectional Study of Gay and Bisexual Men in Paris, France.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2019Article
- Identifying high risk subgroups of MSM: a latent class analysis using two samples.BMC infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Frequency of Group Sex Participation and Risk for HIV/STI Among Young Adult Nightclub Scene Participants.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundMen who have sex with men (MSM) remain the group most affected by the HIV epidemic in the United States. At least one-quarter of MSM report engagement in group sex events (GSEs), which can pose a risk for HIV transmission and acquisition. In this study, identification of event-level correlates of sexual and drug use behaviours at GSEs was sought to better inform prevention activities.
methodsFor this study, participants were recruited via banner and pop-up advertisements placed on a geosocial networking mobile phone application that MSM use to meet men.
resultsOf the 1997 individuals who completed the study screener, 36.0% reported participating in at least one GSE in the prior year. In multivariable logistic regression analysis, attendance at a GSE in the past year was significantly associated with older age, full/part time employment and being HIV positive. Of the men who attended a GSE, more than half reported condomless anal sex (CAS) with at least one of their partners (insertive: 57.7%; receptive: 56.3%). MSM who indicated drug use had significantly higher odds of having insertive CAS [odds ratio (OR)=2.45; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.37-4.39] and receptive CAS (OR=3.60; 95% CI: 1.96-6.63) at their last GSE.
conclusionsThe high prevalence of HIV-positive MSM engaging in group sex, coupled with their greater odds of CAS, poses a significant risk for HIV/STI transmission within the group sex setting. More research is needed to determine patterns of condom use at these events and whether seroadaptive behaviours are driving CAS.
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